Social Housing
Seattle Land Use Committee Rejects Morales’ Equitable Development Bill
Chair Tammy Morales appeared flabbergasted as she initially failed to get a second to her motion to introduce her bill providing incentives for affordable housing.
Op-Ed: Harrell’s Anemic Growth Plan Is Not ‘Space Needle Thinking’
The mayor's comprehensive plan proposal failed to deliver real solutions on housing abundance, affordability, and climate. It promises only modest zoning changes at the margins and 100,000 additional homes over 20 years.
Social Housing Advocates Aim to Get Back on the Ballot for Dedicated Funding
Filed Tuesday, I-136 would create a dedicated income stream for social housing, generating around $50 million per year.
Join Us for January 11 Meetup in Yesler Terrace Featuring Seattle Housing Authority
The Urbanist's in-person monthly meetup series is back and it's headed to Yesler Terrace on Thursday, January 11, for an event focused on Seattle...
Seattleites Want Mid-Rise Social Housing Even More Than Sixplexes, Polls Shows
Social housing is popular in Seattle -- so popular it even seems to override concerns about appropriate building scale and amorphous "neighborhood character." To...
Seattle Social Housing Initiative’s Recipe for Success
House Our Neighbors' coalition members reflect on how the campaign achieved social housing victory.
Ballots are still being counted, but with a 14-point lead established...
Housing Notes: Social Housing Leads, Coalition Urges Bolder One Seattle Plan, Affordable U District...
In this installment of Housing Notes, we focus on Seattle where there's a bevy of housing news to report on, and then make a...
The Urbanist Podcast: Dismantling the Arguments Against I-135
Vote For Social Housing on February 14.
In an effort to compete with the Super Bowl and Valentines Day, Seattle has decided to have an...